Canon PowerShot A590 IS Manual de usuario

Camera User Guide

CEL-SH5BA210 © CANON INC. 2008

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missing please contact the retail outlet at which you purchased the

product.

You may not be able to achieve the full performance of this camera with the

included memory card.

Camera AA-size Alkaline

Batteries (×2)

Memory Card

(32 MB)

Interface Cable

IFC-400PCU

AV Cable

AVC-DC300

Wrist Strap

WS-800

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Warranty System

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Let’s Get Started! 1

Let’s Get Started!

This guide is divided into the following two sections.

This section explains how to prepare the camera for use and the

basics of shooting, viewing and printing images. Start out by

familiarizing yourself with the camera and mastering the basics.

Once you have mastered the basics, use the camera’s many features

to shoot more challenging photos. Details on using each function are

described in this section, including how to connect the camera to a

television to view images.

First...

Next...

p. 9

Learning More p. 39

Getting Started

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Table of Contents

Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera functions

or procedures.

Please Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Components Guide 40

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Basic Operations 44

Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor and Menus . . . 46

Using the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Commonly Used Shooting Functions 56

Using the Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using the Digital Zoom/ Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . 56

Using the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Shooting Close-ups (Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Changing the Recording Pixels (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . 64

Learning More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Shooting Still Images ( Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Viewing Still Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Erasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Embedding the Date in the Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Shooting Movies ( StandardMode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Downloading Images to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

System Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Table of Contents 3

Changing the Compression (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Setting the Image Stabilizer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Shooting Using the Mode Dial 69

Mode Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Program AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Setting the Aperture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture . . . 78

Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Advanced Shooting Functions 84

Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Setting the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Checking the Focus and Peoples’ Expressions. . . . . . . . . 88

Selecting an AF Frame Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Selecting a Subject to Focus On

(Face Select and Track). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects

(Focus Lock, Manual Focus, Safety MF) . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Adjusting the Exposure Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Switching between Metering Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Shooting in a My Colors Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Setting the Display Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Categorizing Images Automatically (Auto Category) . . . . 107

Registering Settings to the Button . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Playback/Erasing 110

Viewing Magnified Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . . . 111

Check the Focus and Facial Expressions of Subjects

(Focus Check Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Jumping to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Organizing Images by Category (My Category). . . . . . . . 116

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Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Rotating Images in the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Playback with Transition Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Automated Playback (Slide Shows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Red-Eye Correction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Changing the Recording Pixel (Resize) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Attaching Sound Memos to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Protecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Erasing All Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Print Settings/Transfer Settings 133

Setting the DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Configuring the Camera 139

Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Resetting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Creating an Image Destination (Folder). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Setting the Auto Rotate Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Resetting Settings to Their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Connecting to a TV 148

Shooting/Playback Using a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Troubleshooting 150

List of Messages 161

Appendix 165

Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Preventing Malfunctions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Using the Power Kits (Sold Separately). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Using the Lenses (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . 182

Replacing the Date Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Camera Care and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Table of Contents 5

Index 197

Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 201

Symbol Conventions in this Guide

About this Guide

: This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera’s

operation.

: This mark denotes additional topics that complement the basic

operating procedures.

Explanations in this guide are based on the camera’s default settings

at time of purchase.

Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. As a result,

the illustrations and screenshots used in this guide may differ from the

actual camera.

You can use SD memory cards, SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory

cards, MultiMediaCards, MMCplus cards and HC MMCplus cards in

this camera. These memory cards are collectively referred to as

memory cards in this guide.

Using the Flash

Available Shooting Modesp.201

Press the button.

Mode switch position:

Shooting ( )/

Playback ( )

Some functions may not be available in certain shooting modes.

If there is no notation to that effect, the function may be used in all modes.

Please Read

Test Shots

Before you try to photograph important subjects, we highly recommend

that you shoot several trial images to confirm that the camera is

operating and being operated correctly.

Please note that Canon Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its

distributors are not liable for any consequential damages arising from

any malfunction of a camera or accessory, including memory cards,

that results in the failure of an image to be recorded or to be recorded

in a way that is machine readable.

Warning Against Copyright Infringement

Please note that Canon digital cameras are intended for personal use

and should never be used in a manner that infringes upon or

contravenes international or domestic copyright laws and regulations.

Please be advised that in certain cases the copying of images from

performances, exhibitions, or commercial properties by means of a

camera or other device may contravene copyright or other legal rights

even if the image was shot for personal use.

Warranty Limitations

For information on your camera’s warranty, please refer to the Canon

European Warranty System (EWS) Booklet supplied with your camera.

For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the European

Warranty System (EWS) Booklet.

Please Read 7

Video Format

Please set the camera’s video signal format to the one used in your

region before using it with a TV monitor (p. 148).

Language Setting

Please see Setting the Display Language (p. 14) to change the

language setting.

Camera Body Temperature

If your camera is used for prolonged periods, the camera body

may become warm. Please be aware of this and take care when

operating the camera for an extended period.

About the LCD Monitor

The LCD monitor is produced with extremely high-precision

manufacturing techniques. More than 99.99% of the pixels

operate to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may

occasionally misfire or appear as red or black dots. This has no

effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a

malfunction.

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